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Ali ibn Abi Talib - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Ali was born at Mecca where his father, Abu Talib, was an uncle of the Prophet. |
 | | The capital of the province of Syria, Damascus, was held by Mu'awiyah, the governor of Syria and a kinsman of Ali's slain predecessor. |
 | | Ali had eight wives after Fatima's death, and in all, it is said, thirty-three children, one of whom, Hassan, a son of Fatima, is said to have refrained from publicly claiming the caliphate, so as to prevent further bloodshed among Muslims. |
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